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I further solemnly promise that I will not write any notes or analysis, indite, carve, mark, engrave, or otherwise them delineate, or cause or suffer it to be so done by others, if in my power to prevent it, on anything, movable or immovable, under the canopy of Heaven, whereby or whereon any letter, character, or figure, or the least trace of a letter, character, or figure, may become legible,...

I'm hearing there is a new cheating program now where the bots can't
detect. I suppose it was only a matter of time. Not sure how it works
but considering the way people use computers now soon you'll be able to
cheat in live tournaments and not get caught. I hope that never happens
but it amazes me to what extent people will do this. Soon GO computers
will be stronger that 9 dan players and...

I saw a 5-year-old thread entitled,
How much do average Top 100 professional chess players make? About $40k USD a year revenues, after expenses.
I wonder (because computer chess programs are getting to be so good)
.... in the last 10 or 15 years....
1. Are top professional chess players making less money?
2. Are there fewer professional chess players?
3. Is there less interest in chess...

I don't think Emanuel Lasker and Edward (or Eduard) Lasker were related,
but perhaps someone could confirm (or deny) that?
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I do not believe in revealed religion — I will have nothing to do
with your immortality; we are miserable enough in this life, without
speculating on another.
Lord Byron, 1778-1824, letter to Rev. Francis Hodgson, 1811

The USCF has filed an answer to the case Sloan vs. Goichberg
The answer can be downloaded from yousendit.com until May 30
You can paste the following address into your browser:
https://rcpt.yousendit.com/1129222589/1539fc41d6632993ef57f503a349043c
The answer is a non-answer. It does not address any of the issues in
the complaint such as the fact that I have been kicked off the USCF
ballot in...

It has been a rough tournament for So. If a guy like him could have so
much trouble for his first time in a US championship then it is a
nightmare for other first timers who aren't even as high rated as So.
So tomorrow Saturday could decide the tournament as Robson plays Naka.
Should be an exiciting round indeed.
EZoto

You have probably heard that Vishy Anand has now a planetoid named after
himself:
http://en.chessbase.com/post/going-viral-with-planetoid-vishyanand
You can name planets as well as craters on Mars he
http://www.uwingu.com/
For a small sum, I have named some craters on Mars myself. Naming
planets is more important, so it occurs by nomination and voting. So we
chess players should really...

Though Robson and Nakamura are in the lead, Kamsky is one point behind.
Watching Kamskys games to this point, he has saved 1\2 points in two
dangerous games against Naka and Sevian which he "looked" lost but
salvaged the 1\2. I'm guilty like a lot of people that we take for
granted what a special player he is. The rare gift to play with the
draw in hand. My opinion but I'll get criticized but...

2nd round of the US championship and it was a Burn French defense. Can
anyone comment on that game because it doesn't make any sense at all. I
know GM's have a bad game now and then but this was totally awful by
Akobian. With all the computers and technique these days this game came
out of the stone age. Naka got an extra rest day if you ask me.
EZoto

On Tuesday, 17 March 2015 05:47:17 UTC, wrote:
How goes the following matches?
23 year old Magnus Carlsen vs. 23 year old Gary Kasparov
Carlsen vs. 23 year old Karpov
Carlsen vs. 23 year old Mikhail Tal
Carlsen vs. 23 year old Bobby Fisher
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In a pro event, I was surprised to see a player summon the arbiter to claim a draw under the 50 move rule. Surely, a better idea is for the claimer to simply offer a draw first, and only involve the arbiter if the offer is declined. That way is both more amicable and more efficient. I can't imagine that anyone would decline a draw in that situation -- pretty easy to check the scoresheet.
Paul

We met in Karpov's office in the Duma around New Year. It was snowing outside. Spending his holidays in warmer climes was not to Karpov's taste.
If possible, we've always spent the holidays in family and in Moscow. This time we will spend the holidays modestly. My wife and I are not fans of large parties the 12th World Champion explained.
In documentaries about you, we learn and see you...

Some people who obviously do not know Narciso Rabell Mendez well have questioned my statement that he is a "complete nut".
The previous year, in 1969 the FIDE Congress was held in San Juan Puerto Rico. I was there as a player. I did not attend the FIDE meetings. At that meeting, Edmondson proposed Max Euwe to be the next FIDE President. The Soviets did not oppose it but did not immediately agree...

some decades ago,
some chess programmers hated some guys
making opening books with some forced lines;
he was wrong; besides the middle ame (oops
you have to think (eg Silman) , in the end its the
endgame (carlsen) which is most important. so
if you play chess you better understand some simple
stuff about openings, middlegame, and endgame
jef

For the whole history of chess only thirteen people have held the World Champion title. Only three of them lived with their fathers in childhood years: Max Euwe, Vasily Vasilyevich Smyslov and Tal. But Tal and Smyslov both were World Champions just for a year. Euwe for 2.

List of Solutions Manuals and Test Banks
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contact me at : mattosbw1(at)gmail.com
Are available a lot of solution manuals/test banks (it is just a partial list). Then if you need one solutions manual/test bank just send me an email. Change the (at) for @

On my web page, at
http://www.quadibloc.com/chess/ch0622.htm
I describe how a 12 by 8 chessboard could be packaged with a limited set of
pieces suitable to four chess variants and a simplified version of Random
Variant Chess.
I'm probably going to change the page a little more, because the set as it
stands won't let you play Courier Chess - and I think that a variant based on